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Drones deliver meals to your home! Is the new logistics partner practical?   After experiencing the baptism of the new crown epidemic, there have been several shortage crises caused by supply chain chaos in various countries, and people have gradually begun to realize that in this globalized society, the importance of the logistics industry cannot be underestimated to ensure the normal operation of the world. DHL USA Gina Chung, vice president of innovation, also said: "The new crown pneumonia has confirmed the importance of the supply chain."   To maintain the stability and smoothness of logistics is actually not as easy as you think, especially now that the lack of labor has become a global trend, in order to solve various problems of traditional manual transportation, many companies have begun to try to deliver goods with the most popular drones in recent years.   Compared with the traditional delivery mode, what are the advantages of drone delivery? Can it really replace human logistics? It will be introduced below.   Develop drone delivery, small cities have more advantages In fact, as early as 2013, Amazon, one of the world's largest online e-commerce companies, proposed Prime Air's drone delivery plan, but although this plan briefly caused a topic, it eventually came to nothing.   However, this seemingly failed idea was revived in 2021 when Google's parent company Alphabet announced that its drone delivery company Wing had exceeded 100,000 orders.   Wing operates its drone delivery service primarily in the US, Australia and Finland, and has seen its biggest success in the Australian city of Logan, where more than 50,000 of its 100,000 orders took place.   Logan City is a typical Australian suburban city with an area of ​​958 square kilometers and a population of about 300,000. Due to the vast area and sparse population, if the residents here need to go shopping or eat out, they must drive for dozens of minutes, so no one is there. The most common job performed by the machine is to deliver meals to the residents. The average delivery time of an order is 10 minutes, and the fastest order is 2 minutes and 47 seconds. Not only is it fast, but it only needs to wait leisurely at home.   Environmental factors and residents' lifestyles have made Wing's services popular here. Spokesman Jonathan Bass mentioned in an interview that Wing is planning to replicate Logan's successful model to other cities with similar population densities as Logan. Cities such as Newellian, Manchester, Florence, etc.   As for densely populated metropolises such as Tokyo and New York, Jonathan Bass believes that it is actually less conducive to the development of drone delivery services. In addition to the problem of demand, how can drones avoid obstacles such as tall buildings and telephone poles Flying is also a big problem.   The Taiwan government takes the lead, and drones deliver supplies and serums Taiwan has not let foreign countries specialize in beauty, and the Ministry of Transport has also caught up with this wave of drone delivery, instructing Chunghwa Post to work with private industry players to develop related technologies, with the main purpose of delivering supplies to outlying islands. Last year, it successfully delivered supplies from Donggang to small towns. Ryukyu. Talking about the future of delivery drones, Minister of Communications Wang Guocai said: "The application of drones is very important in China. In the future, the efficiency of logistics, the improvement of the functions of drones such as load capacity and positioning will be strengthened." In addition to sending supplies to outlying islands, the CDC has also cooperated with the Ministry of Communications to develop drones that can fly up mountains to deliver medical supplies. A drone loaded with anti-venom from Alishan Health Center can deliver supplies to climbers bitten by poisonous snakes in just ten minutes, becoming the key to life-saving. The drone is equipped with refrigeration equipment and powered by batteries and hydrogen. It can last for more than half an hour, can carry a maximum load of 15 kilograms, and can overcome alpine terrain and resist at least level 7 instantaneous strong winds. In order to promote the development of delivery drones, the Ministry of Transport has also launched a drone integration demonstration program, which provides operators with on-site technical tests, and selects two demonstration themes of bridge inspection and logistics transportation. Make drones an important national industry.   Summary The time-saving, environmentally friendly and efficient characteristics of drones seem perfect at first glance, but there are still many difficulties to be overcome in order to expand the scope of application and even further completely replace human labor. According to Wing's experience, drone delivery is more successful in sparsely populated cities or suburbs, but it is difficult for the suburban population to generate enough profits to encourage companies to continue this model. In addition, the willingness of the government to let go is also critical, and cities that lack low-altitude regulations will also make it difficult for drones to move. However, although as far as the current situation is concerned, delivery drones are still mostly in the trial stage, and the actual help to the logistics industry is not great. However, the advantages of drones are still difficult to ignore. Perhaps in the near future, there will be more advanced With advanced technology and better regulations, delivery drones can officially enter our lives and provide faster and more stable logistics services.  

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